Annville-Cleona lost against Northern Lebanon back in April, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Monday. The Annville-Cleona Dutchmen fell just short of the Northern Lebanon Vikings by a score of 4-2. Annville-Cleona has struggled against Northern Lebanon recently, as their matchup on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Colten Shaffer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Annville-Cleona saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Traian Dompier, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
On Northern Lebanon's side, they also let their pitcher toss all seven innings and he was also dialed-in: Brian Bicksler gave up only one earned (and one unearned) run on three hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Adrian Gonzalez was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-2. Andrew Via was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
Annville-Cleona's loss dropped their record down to 11-7. As for Northern Lebanon, their victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-2.
Annville-Cleona will head out on the road to face off against Tulpehocken at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Annville-Cleona is facing Tulpehocken at the right time seeing as Tulpehocken is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Northern Lebanon, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lampeter-Strasburg at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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